The ILTS Middle Grades content test is required by the state of Illinois and must be passed for licensure. Students can move forward with P2/Student Teaching with a documented score of 220 or higher (a score of 240 or higher is passing, and still required for the PEL). 

Your deadline to pass the content test (or receive a score of 220 or higher) depends on your linked placement term (P2/Student Teaching in Fall/Winter or P2/Student Teaching in Winter/Spring). Please check your Degree Plan or ask your Academic Advisor if you need to confirm the terms of your P2/Student Teaching.

Please note - we recommend beginning test preparations as early as possible and taking the test several months prior to the first attempt deadline. 

Students who do not pass the content test (or provide a score above 220) by their deadline will be required to delay Practicum 2 and Student Teaching to a future term.

Depending on your initial area of licensure, you are required to take at least one of the following:

#201 Middle Grades (5-8) Language Arts

#202 Middle Grades (5-8) Mathematics

#203 Middle Grades (5-8) Science

#204 Middle Grades (5-8) Social Science

Winter/Spring linked placement:

Winter (MGE 505)/Spring (MGE 590)

• Deadline: Pass by December 1st (or proof of a score above 220)

  • Date Test Must be Taken (to receive score by deadline)

    • 2025 - November 16th

    • 2026 - November 15th
      
      

Students who meet any of the following criteria are eligible for accommodations during their test:

•  Students with disabilities

•  Students for whom English is not a primary language

•  Nursing mothers

Students requesting accommodations must:

1. Register for the test and pay the fee.

2. Submit a completed Alternative Testing Arrangements Request Form and any additional documentation required.

3. Wait to receive approval on your request. Most students receive an update on their request within 3 weeks of submitting the paperwork.

4. Once approval is received, students can select the date/time/test center and finalize registration for the test.

Note: Pre-approval is required BEFORE the test day or the center will not honor the alternative

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